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The Story behind the name
People often ask why Jett is spelled with two T's.
The answer goes all the way back to when Jeff was nine years old. His name was accidentally misspelled in a national quarter-midget racing program because his father's handwritten F's looked like T's. Instead of Jeff, it read Jett.
What seemed like a simple mistake became a nickname that stuck—and years later, the name of our ministry.
The name also reflects Jeff's lifelong love of racing. Sprint cars are built for one thing—to move forward. They don't have a reverse gear.
That simple truth reflects the heart of Jett Life. No matter what you've been through, God always calls us to keep moving forward into the abundant life He has for us.
It's a simple reminder that your past doesn't have to define your future.
About Jeff
Jeff began racing quarter midget cars at just six years old. Racing became one of the greatest passions of his life, alongside baseball and broomball. He loved competition, speed, and pushing himself to the limit, eventually racing motorcycles, modified midgets, mini sprints, winged sprint cars, and finally, non-wing sprint cars. A 400 horsepower motor in a 1200 pound car was the greatest adrenaline rush of his life.
Life was good, but personal difficulties arose and Jeff went through a painful divorce. It was in that season that he was driven to his knees and asked Jesus to be his Savior. This relationship gave him hope, healing, and a new direction for his life.
In 2000, Jeff married Deanna, and together they began building a new future. Just three years later, during a race at Manzanita Speedway in Phoenix, Arizona, Jeff suffered a traumatic brain injury that changed nearly every part of their lives. Forced to retire from racing in 2004, Jeff and Deanna spent years navigating the challenges of an invisible injury while clinging to God's faithfulness in the middle of it all.
Out of that pain, God gave Jeff a new purpose. His greatest heartbreak became the foundation for a ministry centered on hope. Through his own journey, Jeff developed a deep compassion for people facing life's crashes—whether caused by addiction, trauma, grief, broken relationships, incarceration, traumatic brain injuries, illness, or other unexpected hardships.
That's why Pits to Purpose exists.
About Deanna
I consider myself to be a trophy of God's grace.
Through multiple tragedies when I was young, I had wounds I didn't know how to name. For years I searched for acceptance, love and significance in places that could never satisfy. While I experienced successes in work, I continued to make my share of bad choices in my personal life. I didn’t realize how God could change not only my heart, but my life.
God met me right where I was, not after I had everything together, but while He was putting the pieces back together. Through His incredible patience and grace, He healed wounds, renewed my mind, and taught me what it truly means to follow Jesus. The woman I am today is not the result of getting everything right; it is the result of a faithful God who never gave up on me.
Though this, God has given me a heart for people who feel forgotten, wounded, ashamed, or convinced they've gone too far. I know what it feels like to believe your past has disqualified you. I also know the freedom that comes from discovering that Jesus specializes in redeeming broken lives.
For more than 20 years, God has allowed me to serve in ministry as a worship pastor, teacher, and mentor. Yet my greatest qualification isn't my experience—it's God's grace. Everything He has allowed me to walk through has become part of the message I now share with others.
No matter what your past holds, God is able to redeem it. Your greatest failures do not have to define your future. In Christ, there is always hope, always healing, and always purpose.
About us
Pits to Purpose was born from one simple truth: God still redeems broken lives.
We are passionate about helping people know Jesus, grow in spiritual maturity, and discover the unique purpose God has for their lives. We believe discipleship is more than gaining knowledge—it's allowing Christ to transform every area of our hearts so we can become more like Him.
Our ministry includes biblically based, practical support for people navigating difficult seasons. Everything we do is centered on one goal: helping people move from surviving to thriving through a growing relationship with Jesus Christ.
We don't claim to have all the answers. We're simply two people whose lives have been transformed by God's grace and who now have the privilege of walking alongside others as He continues writing their stories.
"Two Dogs on a Hill"
Ministry is serious. We aren't always.